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Effectiveness of COVID‐19 vaccine boosters for reducing COVID‐19 mortality among people aged 65 years or older, Australia, August 2023 – February 2024: a retrospective observational cohort study
Regular vaccine boosting saves lives, particularly of older Australians, who are at greatest risk of death from COVID-19
Bette Liu · Anish Scaria · Sandrine Stepien · Kristine Macartney
Medication delivery and dispensing interval preferences of people who use antihypertensive medications in Australia: a survey study
Most people prefer in-person pickup at pharmacies to postal delivery, and longer dispensing intervals, if it saves costs
Carissa Bonner · Michael A Fajardo · Rachael M Keast · Emily Atkins · Niamh Chapman · Kristie R Weir · Anthony Rodgers · Aletta E Schutte
Opioids and the challenges of managing chronic non‐cancer pain in rural Australia: a qualitative study
We found a marked disparity between evidence-based guidelines for chronic pain management and the reality of rural medical practice
Jessica A Thomas · Jill Benson · Philip Davidson · Paul R Ward
Sex differences in management and outcomes of people with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction, New South Wales, 2011–2020: a retrospective cohort study
Sex differences are declining but will not be eliminated during the next ten years
Samia Kazi · Simone Marschner · Haeri Min · Desi Quintans · James JH Chong · Ehsan Khan · David B Brieger · Clara K Chow
An autoethnographic critique of a past report of inpatient psychiatric treatment for gender diverse children
Contrary to ongoing representations of efficacy, “therapy” that aimed to change or suppress a gender diverse child served to delay self-acceptance for two decades and caused long term harm
Jayne McFadyen · Timothy W Jones · Rowena Koek · Fintan Harte · Brendan Jansen · Megan Galbally · Warren Kealy‐Bateman · Catherine Wall · Quinnehtukqut McLamore · Anja Ravine
Federal health workforce policy in Australia and its implications: a descriptive policy document review
The absence of a unified federal health workforce strategy exacerbates policy fragmentation, undermining coordinated workforce planning and equity
Stephanie M Topp · Thu Nguyen · Lana M Elliott
The first live term birth following uterus transplantation in Australia
Uterus transplantation could be adopted as an assisted reproductive technology for women with uterine factor infertility
Rebecca Deans · Brigitte Gerstl · Antonia W Shand · Sarah Lyons · Aaron Budden · Helen L Barrett · Grant Luxton · Mangalee Fernando · Kenneth Yong · Karen Keung · Kaushalya Arulpragasam · Henry Pleass · King Man Wan · Eva Kehag · Jana‐Emily Pittman · Mianna Lotz · Maria Fenn · Erin Nesbitt‐Hawes · Lily Byun · Katrina Tang · Mats Brannstrom · Jason Abbott
Incidence of GLP‐1 receptor agonist use by women of reproductive age attending general practices in Australia, 2011–2022: a retrospective open cohort study
Further evidence and guidelines are needed for safe, effective use of GLP-1 receptor agonists by women of reproductive age
Kailash Thapaliya · Arianne Sweeting · Kirsten I Black · Amanda Poprzeczny · Danielle Mazza · Luke E Grzeskowiak
Country revealing the way: evaluating Elder‐governed cultural therapy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions
Cultural therapy may be an effective intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions and should be offered alongside but separate from Western mental health management
Alasdair Vance · Janet McGaw · Jo Winther · Naomi Tootell · Herb Patten · Sandra Eades
An Aboriginal women‐led approach to design a maternal and child health model when cardiometabolic complications are experienced in pregnancy in South Australia
Culturally responsive, person-centred care can bridge gaps between Aboriginal knowledge systems and biomedical paradigms, improving maternal, child and family health outcomes holistically
Karrina DeMasi (Barkandji) · Dana Shen (Ngarrindjeri) · Phoebe McColl · Amanda Richards‐Satour (Adnyamathanha and Barngarla) · Carolyn Renehan (Central Arrernte) · Kim Morey (Anmatyerr and Eastern Arrernte) · Karen Glover (Mein:tnk and Wotjobaluk) · Cathy Leane (Dharug) · Kristine Woods‐Hampton (Anmatijerre) · Lorraine Garay (Anangu) · Eloise Baker (Adnyamathanha and Barngarla) · Rebecca Nielsen (Kalkadoon) · Katharine Brown
Spinal cord stimulation patterns of care, re‐interventions, and costs for private health insurers, Australia, 2011–22: a retrospective observational study
Follow-up surgical interventions are frequent in people with spinal cord stimulators, and they are very expensive
Caitlin MP Jones · Christopher G Maher · Rachelle Buchbinder · Ian A Harris · Chung‐Wei Christine Lin · Christopher Hayes · Alexandra Gorelik
The epidemiology of haemodialysis catheter infections in Australia, 2016–20: a prospective cohort study
The health burden of haemodialysis CVC infections in Australia is substantial, particularly among adults under 70 years of age
Benjamin Lazarus · Kevan R Polkinghorne · Martin P Gallagher · Jayson Catiwa · Nicholas A Gray · Sarah Coggan · Kathryn R Higgins · Girish Talaulikar · Stephen P McDonald AM · Sradha Kotwal
Silicosis research priorities for health care, research, and health and safety professionals, and for people exposed to silica in Australia: a research priority setting exercise
Eliminating exposure, early diagnosis, preventing disease progression, and reducing its impact are the top research priorities
Hayley Barnes · Sharna Mathieu · Deborah C Glass · Malcolm R Sim · Lin Fritschi · Joanne L Dickinson · Daniel C Chambers · Tim R Driscoll · Graeme Edwards · Nikky LaBranche · Catherine Jones · Jane E Bourke · Ryan F Hoy · Christine R Jenkins · Simon Apte · Anne Holland · Gabriella Tikellis
Treatment outcomes for people with hepatitis C referred to tertiary care in Victoria, 2021–22: a retrospective observational study
Greater awareness of care integrated into primary care services for people who use drugs would support HCV elimination strategies
Elly Layton · Nicole Matthews · Brendan Quinn · Nasra Higgins · Gabrielle Lindeman · Mielle Abbott · Jennifer MacLachlan · Elizabeth Birbilis · Margaret E Hellard · Joseph Doyle · Benjamin C Cowie · Mark Stoové
Development and calibration of the 2023 Australian cardiovascular disease risk prediction equations: a model updating study
The updated risk calculator is a landmark advance in the assessment of CVD risk in Australian primary care
Ellie Paige · Emily Banks AM · Yuehan Zhang · Anushka Patel · Mark Woodward · Natalie Raffoul · Garry Jennings · Rodney T Jackson
The Telephysiotherapy for Older People (TOP‐UP) program for improving mobility in people receiving aged care: a hybrid type 1 effectiveness–implementation randomised controlled trial
Telephysiotherapy could be incorporated into aged care to improve the lives of older Australians
Rik Dawson · Marina Pinheiro · Juliana Oliveira · Abby Haynes · Vasikaran Naganathan · Morag E Taylor · Nina Bowes · Karn Nelson · Jenny Rayner · Catherine Sherrington
Estimated carbon emissions for PBS‐subsidised prescription respiratory inhalers, Australia, 2019–2023: a descriptive analysis
Reducing the use of high emissions inhalers is a high priority for decarbonising health care in Australia
Luise Kazda · Alexandra L Barratt · Sean Docking · Kristen Pickles · Darlene Cox · Ross S Bailie · Kate Wylie · Katy JL Bell
Prescription opioid supply‐restricting policies and hospital use by people prescribed opioid medications, Victoria, 2018–22: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
Opioid-related harm can be reduced without increasing long term non-opioid substance- or mental health-related harm
Suzanne Nielsen · Louisa Picco · Bosco Rowland · Nadine E Andrew · Taya A Collyer · Samanta Lalic · Rachelle Buchbinder · Christopher Pearce · J Simon Bell · Dan I Lubman · Ting Xia
Health and economic benefits of improving pre‐hospital identification of stroke in Australian women: a modelling study
Younger women experiencing stroke in Australia stand to gain health and economic benefits from more accurate stroke identification in the pre-hospital setting
Thomas Gadsden · Lei Si · Emily R Atkins · Cheryl Carcel · Xia Wang · Stephen Jan · Mark Woodward · Laura E Downey
The prevalence of and variation in indicators of the quality and safety of long term aged care in Australia, 2019: a cross‐sectional population‐based study
Our findings could be used to identify areas of aged care that could be targeted by quality improvement programs
Tesfahun C Eshetie · Gillian E Caughey · Catherine Lang · Olivia Ryan · Renuka Visvanathan · Craig Whitehead · Keith Evans · Janet K Sluggett · Jyoti Khadka · Carolyn Dawkins · Helena Williams · Miranda Starke · Sara Blunt · Anne Liddell · Megan Corlis · Anna Sheppeard · Penelope Lello · Marilyn Thien · Steven L Wesselingh · Maria C Inacio
Trends in adolescent smoking prevalence before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia: an interrupted time series analysis, 1999–2023
Australia’s remarkable progress in reducing adolescent smoking has slowed since the emergence and rise of vaping from 2010 onwards
Sam J Egger · Michael David · Marianne F Weber · Qingwei Luo · Anita Dessaix · Becky Freeman
Promoting resilience to weather‐related and seasonal provocations to health in people with multimorbid heart disease: a prospective pragmatic, randomised trial
A multifaceted intervention was ineffective in increasing the proportion of days alive and out of hospital after hospital discharge
Simon Stewart · Sheila K Patel · Terase F Lancefield · Thalys Sampaio Rodrigues · Nicholas Doumtsis · Nasreen Moini · Ashleigh Harley · Emily‐Rose Vaughan‐Fowler · Yih‐Kai Chan · Alexander Chen · David Chye · David FL Liew · Christopher McMaster · Jay Ramchand · Paul A Yates · Jason C Kwong · Christine F McDonald · Louise M Burrell
Motivations, barriers and enablers for medical and forensic examiners in New South Wales sexual assault services: a qualitative interview study
Changing employment conditions and providing additional support beyond information needs of medical and forensic examiners can help improve workforce participation
Natalie Edmiston · Sam Sperring · Rosalie Power · Samantha Ryan · Kathryn Evans · Jane Ussher · Ellie Freedman
Symptom burden, quality of life, and diagnostic journey of people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Australia, 2021–24: a descriptive patient registry data study
Longitudinal research, with diverse patient groups and treatment-focused approaches, is needed to improve outcomes
Marie‐Claire Seeley · Gemma Wilson · Eric Ong · Amy Langdon · Jonathan Chieng · Danielle Bailey · Kristina Comacchio · Amanda Page · Dennis H Lau · Celine Gallagher
The incidence of and risk factors for hospitalisations and amputations for people with diabetes‐related foot ulcers in Queensland, 2011–19: an observational cohort study
Evidence-based profiling could identify people most likely to benefit from interventions for reducing the risk of hospitalisation
Yuqi Zhang · Susanna M Cramb · Steven M McPhail · Rosana Pacella · Jaap J Netten · Ewan M Kinnear · Peter A Lazzarini
